Wolff: A double podium with the second fastest car

Verstappen took pole by two tenths on Saturday and then lead throughout the race on Sunday, with Lewis Hamilton having to settle for a somewhat distant second.

Valtteri Bottas was one place further back in third, with Verstappen now holding an 18-point advantage at the top of the drivers' championship.

Red Bull are also ahead in the constructors' standings, currently possessing a 40-point margin over Mercedes, with a second race at the Red Bull Ring unlikely to yield a turnaround for the reigning champions.

Speaking after the race, Wolff said that a double podium was "damage limitation" for the team, adding that the championship fight was far from over.

"A double podium with the second fastest car was the best damage limitation we could do today," he said. "We fought with everything we had but it wasn't enough.

"Red Bull clearly had the quicker package this weekend, and we didn't have the pace to apply strategic pressure to Max who could have covered every move we made; he simply controlled the race from the front. With Valtteri, we picked the pocket of Red Bull to claim P3, and he did a fantastic job to eke out the tyre life to the last corner and stay ahead of Perez. We knew the time would come when it became tougher for us - and it's here right now.

"We will need to analyse the race, see what more we could have squeezed out of the package, and keep on chipping away each weekend. We can see that Red Bull are still developing strongly, while our focus is now primarily on 2022, but that doesn't mean the championship is over - far from it. We will be fighting with every weapon we have, and the battle is still full on."